Health aspects of plumbing.

This publication describes the processes involved in the design, installation and maintenance of modern plumbing systems. It recommends a number of plumbing system design and installation specifications that have demonstrated their validity from years of experience. It also examines the microbiologi...

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Corporate Authors: World Health Organization, World Plumbing Council
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Geneva : [Place of publication not identified] : World Health Organization ; World Plumbing Council, ©2006.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminaries; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations and acronyms; 1 Introduction; 2 Basic principles of safe drinking water supply; 3 Hazards in drinking water supply and waste management; 4 Water safety plans in the operation and management of water systems; 5 The role of plumbers in risk assessment and risk management; 6 Principles of effective plumbing systems; 7 Codes of practice for plumbing; 8 Implementation of the plumbing code of practice; 9 Training and registration of plumbers; 10 Standards for materials used in plumbing systems; 11 Design of plumbing systems.